The transgender (or trans) community is an umbrella term for people whose gender identity—their internal sense of being a man, woman, non-binary, or another gender—differs from the sex they were assigned at birth.
: A person’s gender identity (their internal sense of being a man, woman, non-binary, etc.) is distinct from their sexual orientation (who they are attracted to). Transgender people can identify as straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, or any other orientation.
The future of LGBTQ culture is not about separating LGB from T. It is about —recognizing that the right to love freely and the right to be authentically are two sides of the same coin. Both require smashing the myth that biology is destiny.